Stephanie Coontz Quotes

Valentine's Day is a perfect time to reject the idea that the ideal man is taller, richer, more knowledgeable, more renowned, or more powerful.

Stephanie Coontz

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 31, 1944

Topics

Valentine's DayTimeDayManPerfect

The men in the steel industry who sacrificed their all were nor merely aiding their fellows at home but were adding strength to the cause of their comrades in all industry.

John L. Lewis

StrengthHomeMenSteelIndustry

Thinking it over, I can't locate another artist in the Updike family.

John Updike

FamilyThinkingArtistOverAnother

No one quits a successful show without a valid reason.

Shilpa Shinde

ReasonWithoutSuccessfulShowValid

If I don't get in the studio, I don't have no therapy.

Shy Glizzy

TherapyGetStudio

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.

Tom Brokaw

BusinessMake A DifferenceEasyBuck

Retiring is getting ready to die.

Rodger Ward

DieReadyGettingRetiring

To be a writer does not mean to preach a truth, it means to discover a truth.

Milan Kundera

TruthMeanPreachDiscoverMeans

I think it is what you do with your wealth that is important. I don't believe in accumulating money for money's sake. It's one of the reasons I want to do more about helping women.

Cherie Blair

WomenMoneyBelieveThinkYouWant

I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin.

Anne Tyler

LongReadyPageEventsWriteBegin

It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door.

Publilius Syrus

LiveFireDoorYouNeighborNext

'Temeraire' is a terrific meld of two genres that I particularly love - fantasy and historical epic.

Peter Jackson

LoveFantasyTwoHistoricalEpic

I wouldn't consciously pursue trying to make something for the charts. It's just not in my scope now. I'd rather stick needles in my eyes.

Sheena Easton

EyesTryingNowPursueSomething

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